Show VALUE OF NEW ME METAL OUTPUT MORE THAN DOUBLED the metal mines in new mexico produced in gold ounces of silver pounds of lead pounds of copper and pounds of zinc in 1923 havinga total gross value of as compared with ith in gold ounces of silver pounds of lead pounds pound s of copper and pounds of zinc in 1922 havinga gross value of according 9 to the report of C W henderson of the geo logical cical survey the production of each metal thus showed an increase in in quantity and an increase in aggregate gross alue lue of more than per cent the chino copper co cos s ton mill at hurley was operated epe rated steadily treating about tons of ore a day this his company produced ore and concentrates containing pounds of copper as compared w with ith pounds in 1922 improvements made in flotation equipment during the last quarter of the year resulted in better recovery the empire zinc co cos s separation mill at hanover was operated steadily the product a high grade zinc zinc sulphide going to the colorado zinc oxide plant at canon city lead ores were shipped from hanover lead zinc sulphide ores were shipped by lessels lessees less ees from the ozark co cos s mine at kelly siliceous ores carrying copper silver and gold old were shipped from lordsburg Lords burg at the rate of to tons n s a month from january to may a large quantity of silver ore was shipped from the martin dump at pinos altos silver ores were shipped also from silver city the mogollon mines co at mogollon made an increased output of silver b gold 0 id bullion from its mill in which considerable onside rable custom ore from the district was treated in addition to company ore this company has acquired new territory in the district and has done much development work the sinaloa co at mogollon was a shipper of silver bullion from january to june from its mill which was operated on ores from the deadwood mine the mill at baldy was a steady contributor of gold bullion until may 24 when both the old mill and a new mill were destroyed by fire the north homestake Home stake amalgamation mill at White oaks was set in operation in 1923 after two years idleness placer gold was produced at pinos altos golden and elizabethtown Elizabeth town |